About r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS
In its own words:
The largest community for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS on PC, Xbox and PlayStation. A central place for discussion, media, news, developer interaction and more.
Community guide
r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS (#417, about 2.7 million) is the large multi-platform hub for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation—discussion, media, news, and developer posts. Rules ban exploit/hack/cheat/piracy talk, trading/begging/LFG, low-effort or off-topic posts, direct promo, common megathread duplicates, game/Discord ban appeals, spoilers, and toxic dismissiveness. Discussion and Highlight flairs lead a mixed media sample (~26.5 ppd).
Discussion, highlights, official
Discussion, Highlight, Media, Official, Suggestion, Esports, and Announcement flairs appear—keep posts about PUBG itself, not LFG or trading.
What gets removed fast
Exploit/cheat talk, piracy, ban appeals (game or Discord), and duplicate megathread topics are listed bans; follow reddiquette and avoid spoilers.
Effort and tone
Skip low-effort/unrelated posts and direct promotion; toxicity and dismissive arguing are called out in the rules.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jul 26, 2016, which makes it 10 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 264 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/roblox (#416) and ahead of r/electronicmusic (#418) in our ranking.
What sets r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS apart
Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (13:00 UTC) sees about 6.0× as many posts as the quietest (17:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS climbed from 2,661,879 to 2,663,808 subscribers (+1.9K, +0.07%). That is about 44 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS talks about
Looking at the titles of 181 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “pubg”, “game”, “help”, “bentley” and “ranked”. Other frequent themes are free, console, server, fps, mobile and mode. Recurring phrases include “pubg mobile”, “spend bentley”, “bentley tokens” and “battle royale”. By format, 45% are text posts, 28% are videos and 15% are images.
Popular post flairs: Discussion (107), Highlight (35), Media (16), :pubg: Official (8), Suggestion (5), Esports (5).
Activity and best time to post
r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS gets about 27 new posts a day. The public archive holds 536,218 posts and 5,328,467 comments in total, about 9.9 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (37 posts) and the quietest was Thursday (18). Posting peaks around 13:00 UTC and is lowest around 17:00 UTC.
Rules of r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS
The moderators of r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS list 10 rules. In short:
- Follow reddiquette
- Discussions of exploits, hacks, cheating or piracy
- No trading, begging, gambling or LFG posts
- No low effort posts or unrelated topics
- No direct promotion
- No megathread, common or duplicate topics
- No game ban appeals
- No Discord ban appeals
- Toxicity, argumentative and dismissive behavior
- No spoilers
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS have?
r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS has 2,663,808 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #417 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 1,929 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS created?
r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS was created on Jul 26, 2016, so it has been around for 10 years.
Is r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS still active?
Yes. r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS gets about 27 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 536,218 posts and 5,328,467 comments. In a sample of 181 recent posts we counted 142 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Thursday, and most posts arrive around 13:00 UTC, with the fewest around 17:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS?
The community describes itself as: “The largest community for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS on PC, Xbox and PlayStation. A central place for discussion, media, news, developer interaction and more.” Recent post titles often mention pubg, game, help, bentley and ranked. Most posts are text posts (45%).
Is r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 10 posted rules, starting with: “Follow reddiquette”; “Discussions of exploits, hacks, cheating or piracy”; “No trading, begging, gambling or LFG posts”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS?
Communities with similar topics include r/PS5 (8.2M), r/PS4 (5.5M), r/XboxSeriesX (5.3M), r/xboxone (3.9M) and r/webdev (3.3M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS.